Berliner 0 - 3 A.R.156 (187863604)

Clouds darkened the skies at Berliner Helden Arena as 2437 spectators turned up for the match. Ron Oost was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marius Schallenberg and Paul Justice. Berliner decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. They fielded: Wellerswalde - Grippo, Králíček, Halvorsrud, Jooris, Busswoller - Wuttke, Konitzer, Lankwitz, Ockert - Wachsmuth.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for A.R.156. The following players took the field: Frisullo - Helppolainen, Ačimovič, Asenov - Griljec, Petran, Hanna, Strool, Liber - Finnegan, Derbez.

I. Liber's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert K. Griljec was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for A.R.156. 0 - 1. After 10 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed M. Strool to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 2. At this point, it was obvious that the players of A.R.156 lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. A.R.156 had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Had it not been for one of the home defenders, M. Hanna would have put A.R.156 up another goal 58 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. 68 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as K. Griljec finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by A.R.156, with 53 percent of the ball.

Berliner's top performer was clearly H. Halvorsrud. On the other hand, T. Wellerswalde's play was disheartening. Most important A.R.156 player was F. Derbez. B. Finnegan on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.